Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM

One of the single most versatile lenses for wildlife Canon’s EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM scores reasonably well on a full-frame camera with a DxOMark score of 15.4, however on APS-C EOS 7D that also drops to 11. Like other zooms, vignetting and edge sharpness are limitations (though less so with crop cameras) however the resolution is acceptable centrally through out the focal range, albeit tailing off at the desired 300mm setting. A whopping $2,600 price tag may put off all but the well heeled.

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